The President of Burundi calls on district administrators to remain close to the population

Governance

The President of Burundi calls on district administrators to remain close to the population

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 25, 2025 – As part of the new administrative divisions reducing the provinces from 18 to 5 and the districts from 119 to 42, President

Criminalité

Rumonge : an exemplary conviction for the rape of a disabled child

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 25, 2025 — A Burundian court sentenced 24-year-old Léopold Ntirampeba to a life jail on Wednesday for the rape of a mentally disabled girl. The

Society

Burundi : subsidized fertilizers now conditional on contour lines

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 25, 2025 — Burundian Prime Minister Nestor Ntahontuye announced Thursday that the allocation of organo-mineral fertilizers will now be reserved for farmers who have traced

Society

Kakuma (Kenya) : the lack of cemetery frustrates refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, September 25, 2025 — In the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, overcrowding and a lack of space pose serious challenges for residents, particularly in ensuring dignified

Refugees

Tanzania : when the authorities turn religious leaders into instruments of forced repatriation

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, September 24, 2025 – From Nduta to Nyarugusu, pastors, leaders of religious movements, and sheikhs were ordered to actively participate in raising awareness among Burundian refugees

Éducation

Buhumuza : strict uniforms and “forced fields,” the governor under pressure

SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 24, 2025 – Since her arrival, the governor of Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, Ms. Denise Ndaruhekere, has faced growing opposition. Her decisions, deemed “hasty” and

Governance

Bujumbura : the Prime Minister demands results from public enterprises despite meager state investments

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 24, 2025 – Meeting on Tuesday in Bujumbura, the commercial capital where United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, the heads of public

Criminalité

Burundi : a Rwandan soldier arrested after crossing the border

SOS Médias Burundi, Kirundo, September 24, 2025 – A Rwandan sergeant, Emmanuel Sadiki, a driver with the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), was intercepted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, approximately 700

Environment

Gitega : women innovate for a cleaner environment through recycling

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 24, 2025 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, a group of women with degrees in soil and environmental sciences are transforming their knowledge

Society

Grim confusion : a body exchanged between two families at Karusi hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 23, 2025 – In Karusi, in Gitega province, central Burundi, an identification error in the morgue of the “Twese Turashoboye” hospital led to a dramatic